Carousel Court: A Novel
- Author: Joe McGinniss
- Narrator: Corey Brill
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 10:54:30
Synopsis
Joe McGinniss Jr., who is “poised to become one of our sharpest observers of life in America at the start of the twenty-first century” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), returns with one of the most engrossing, unnerving, and exhilarating novels in recent memory: a viscerally absorbing look at the seductive—and destructive—cutting edge of marriage.
Nick and Phoebe Maguire are a young couple who move cross-country to Southern California in search of a fresh start for themselves and their infant son following a trauma. But they arrive at the worst possible economic time, cemented into the dark heart of foreclosure alley and surrounded by neighbors swamped by debt who set fire to their belongings, flee in the dead of night, and eye one another with suspicion while keeping shotguns by their beds. Trapped, broke, and increasingly desperate, Nick and Phoebe each devise their own plan to claw their way back into the middle class and beyond. Hatched under one roof, their two separate, secret agendas will inevitably collide.
“A fearless novel about a family and a society on the brink…Harrowing but, against all odds, ultimately tender” (O, The Oprah Magazine), Carousel Court is an unforgettable vision of contemporary life. It has the ambition of our most serious literary work and the soul of a thriller, managing to be simultaneously sexy, scary, and powerfully moving. Most of all, it offers an unflinching portrait of modern marriage in a nation scarred by vanished jobs, psychotropic cure-alls, infidelity via iPhone, and ruthless choices. “Fast…Foreboding…Joe McGinniss spins an edgy tale, often laced with a reporter’s eye for the little details that make characters pop” (The Washington Post). He leaves you simultaneously gutted and grateful—and curious what your partner is up to on that electronic device across the room.
Chapters
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01 Carousel Court Open
Duration: 57s -
02 Carousel Court Prologue
Duration: 01min -
03 Carousel Court Chapter1
Duration: 22min -
04 Carousel Court Chapter2
Duration: 15min -
05 Carousel Court Chapter3
Duration: 12min -
06 Carousel Court Chapter4
Duration: 14min -
07 Carousel Court Chapter5
Duration: 13min -
08 Carousel Court Chapter6
Duration: 22min -
09 Carousel Court Chapter7
Duration: 02min -
100 Carousel Court Close
Duration: 01min -
10 Carousel Court Chapter8
Duration: 03min -
11 Carousel Court Chapter9
Duration: 14min -
12 Carousel Court Chapter10
Duration: 20min -
13 Carousel Court Chapter11
Duration: 08min -
14 Carousel Court Chapter12
Duration: 13min -
15 Carousel Court Chapter13
Duration: 01min -
16 Carousel Court Chapter14
Duration: 02min -
17 Carousel Court Chapter15
Duration: 03min -
18 Carousel Court Chapter16
Duration: 15min -
19 Carousel Court Chapter17
Duration: 23min